In 1973, Waylan Hitchcock set out on his own, renting 100 acres: He just grew from there buying or renting more land.

With a warm climate, adequate water supply and cropping expertise of a large labor force, the Southeast seems ideally poised to become a major fruit and vegetable growing center in the U.S.

Corn growers hit the field in earnest last week and moved planted acreage to within eight points of the five-year average.

Georgia corn producers have several good options for herbicide programs, but Extension Weed Scientist Eric Prostko says that if he was king for a day, he’d require one thing.